PT-2009-6208 · Pear · Net Traceroute

Alex Legler · Published 2009-11-28 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-4025

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Net Traceroute package versions prior to 0.21.2 for PEAR

Description The issue is related to an argument injection vulnerability in the traceroute function in Traceroute.php. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.21.2, update to version 0.21.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the traceroute function in Traceroute.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the host parameter in the affected function until the issue is resolved.

Fix

RCE

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4025

Affected Products

Net Traceroute

References · 16

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01110.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-06.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://blog.pear.php.net/2009/11/14/net_traceroute-and-net_ping-security-advisory · Vendor Advisory
• http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Traceroute/download/0.21.2 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4025 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3321 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01007.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://pear.php.net/advisory20091114-01.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00998.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/37094 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54391 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37503 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/60515 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37497 · Note